Greenwood College School University Placement
Where graduates of a school do their post-secondary studies can be an important factor in choosing a private school. Do you want your child to go to a Canadian university, an Ivy League school in the US, or somewhere else? Whatever your inclinations, check out a school’s university placement record and the support they offer for university applications and decisions.
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Key Numbers
| Average graduating class size | 90 |
| Students accepted into post-secondary studies upon graduation | 100% |
| Percentage of students who attend post-secondary institutions outside of Canada | 10% |
| Students who attended a Ivy+ school Number of students in the past 5 years that that attended one of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Stanford, University of Chicago, Oxford or Cambridge (UK) | 3 |
Services Offered to Students
| Type | Offered |
|---|---|
| Career planning | |
| Internships | |
| Mentorship Program | |
| University counseling |
What Greenwood says about their university placement record and services:
- When our graduates leave Greenwood, they do so with a few things in common. Our alumni are confident, tell you what's on their minds, and are eager to contribute. They're not intimidated by uncertainty. They have a sense of adventure and of themselves, and they're ready to explore what excites them - whether that's volunteering with Doctors Without Borders, or pursuing a graduate degree at Cambridge.
- Popular university destinations include Queen's, Dalhousie, Western and McGill.
- Students in Grades 11 and 12 work with a dedicated Guidance Counsellor and innovative technologies to examine their postsecondary options and to complete applications.
Post-Secondary Schools Attended
Learn the top five post-secondary schools Greenwood College School graduates attend, and the percentage of graduates that attend each of these schools.
Five most attended post-secondary schools
| Queen's University | 25% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dalhousie University | 20% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| McGill University | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western University | 15% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University of Guelph | 4% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
% of Graduates
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Canada (35 universities)
- Acadia University
- Bishop's University
- Brescia University College
- Brock University
- Carleton University
- Concordia University
- Dalhousie University
- Huron University College
- Lakehead University
- McGill University
- McMaster University
- Mount Allison University
- Nipissing University
- NSCAD University
- OCAD University
- Queen's University
- Royal Military College of Canada
- St. Francis Xavier University
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Trent University
- University of British Columbia
- University of Guelph
- University of King's College
- University of New Brunswick
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- University of Ottawa
- University of Prince Edward Island
- University of Regina
- University of Toronto
- University of Victoria
- University of Waterloo
- University of Windsor
- Western University
- Wilfrid Laurier University
- York University
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United States (28 universities)
- Barnard College
- Berklee College of Music
- Boston University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Colgate University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Elon University
- George Washington University
- Harvard University
- Lynn University
- New School
- New York University
- Parsons School of Design
- Pepperdine University
- Purdue University
- San Diego State University
- Stanford University
- Syracuse University
- Tulane University
- University of Arizona
- University of Miami (FL)
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
- University of South Carolina
- Vanderbilt University
- Wake Forest University
- Wright State University
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International (11 universities)
- Durham University
- Imperial College London
- Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
- University College London
- University of Cambridge
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Manchester
- University of Oxford
- University of St Andrews
- University of Sussex
Areas of Post-Secondary Study
This chart shows the main subject areas Greenwood College School graduates have pursued in post-secondary studies. If post-secondary studies are a major goal, this is an important factor to consider in choosing a school for your child.
Greenwood College School Graduates’ Post-Secondary Studies:
26% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
20% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
25% - Business/Commerce
3% - Fine and Performing Arts
10% - Applied Health Sciences
1% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
15% - Other
20% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
25% - Business/Commerce
3% - Fine and Performing Arts
10% - Applied Health Sciences
1% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
15% - Other
Aggregate of All Schools’ Post-Secondary Studies:
24% - Liberal Arts and Sciences
24% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
24% - Business/Commerce
6% - Fine and Performing Arts
15% - Applied Health Sciences
2% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
6% - Other
24% - Engineering and Applied Sciences
24% - Business/Commerce
6% - Fine and Performing Arts
15% - Applied Health Sciences
2% - Applied Professional Studies (Post-grad certificate / diploma)
6% - Other
